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Chapter 18
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2021-12-16 09:28:35As if her encounter with Richard wasn't enough, Dennis confronted her at dinner about it.
"Are you dating that Wilhelm guy, Destiny?"
Destiny paused working her cutleries and stared at her grandpa. Without a word, she went back to eating.
"Is that why you broke up with Richard and fired him?" Dennis went on.
Destiny dropped her cutleries. " You eavesdropped on our conversation earlier didn't you?"
"I don't know about anything you two discussed." He avoided eye contact.
"You've been talking to him then."
"You chose not to talk to him again. I didn't pledge that oath now did I?."
"You sure didn't but soon he's going to manipulate you to gang up on me."
"I was never on your side."
"Yes. Correct." Destiny bit her bottom lip harshly as she nodded.
"The young man is pleading—"
"I don't want to hear it." She cut him off sternly.
"Right." Dumbfounded, he chuckled silently. "What do
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"Had a rough night, baby?"Destiny staggered back and raised her gaze, wondering why the man would suddenly talk to her in that manner and refer to her as 'baby.'Wilhelm.He was in a conversation with a man who has his back facing her but not for longer.He turned to Destiny and they both frowned at each other."What did he just say?" Richard inquired sharply.She looked at Wilhelm then back to Richard. 'Baby?' Slowly, realization dawned on her. In front of her is her new reality. She had to fall into character when she was less ready."I should be picking you up henceforth." Wilhelm padded to her and caressed her cheeks with the pad of his thumb. "Get rid of the astounded look and start acting." He whispered underneath his breath.She gulped, nodded a few times, and inhaled."Good. Now action." He took a step back from her."No, it's fine." She said,"I'm not taking No. I'm pic
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There he is, tall and perfectly built in all the right places, breathing down her neck and messing her senses up with his intoxicating exotic cologne while refusing to pay heed to what she wanted from him.She asked for some time alone."Yes, Tiny." He boyishly grinned at her."What are you doing here? I thought I..""Yes. I remember you said you wanted a quiet time, not some fresh air from me.""That is not the case.""Well then what is it?""You should leave.""Wait. Are you here to plot slutty Rebecca's death? Well, that's good. Think before you leap. Well, is that not it?""Goodness sake what do you want man?!" She screamed, snapping at him."Let's get on with our arrangement. You called me last night, remember?""I don't feel like doing it anymore.""Not happening. You already gave me your word. You called me willingly, remember?""Yes I did but I beg to take it back. Yo
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He said she shouldn't be worried about Arabella but the hell she was. More now since she's going to her place for the first time after learning that they are related.Parking her car, she walked to the door and waited after knocking on it to be led in.A second turned to minutes and no one came to open the door for her. With all patience drained, all she wanted to do is break in and cause a scene but she remembered. No one deserves her anger from the most excruciating week ever except for the dark haired man with rare aquamarine eyes.Reaching her hand out to turn the knob, it opened, leaving her hand in mid-air.The door is now open but no way to get in. Standing at the entrance is Arabella, blocking her way in with a jaw that was almost sweeping the floor for reasons she's yet to know.Destiny snapped her fingers before her and as if in a trance, she blinked."Oh hello. Who are you and what have you done to my
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"You've met my brother finally!" Ara gushed out. "Tell me, what do you think of him? I was right wasn't I?""About what exactly?""That he's hot and so freaking handsome.""I wasn't enthralled.""I don't think so but anyway, tell me about how it went."She sighed. "Ara?""Mmm""Do you remember rule number 9?""I don't. Enlighten me." She batted her long natural lashes at her."Rule number nine says our families are a no-go area. Nothing amorous can go on so stop wishing for it.""The last time I checked, that was Lee and Elle's preposterous rule in the kissing booth.""Yes.""In case you've forgotten, that rule was later broken if we had any at all."Destiny sighed. "Just stop trying to work us up already. It won't work." If only she knows how of a dick her brother is. She glanced back, hoping that Arabella's mom comes back quickly. She was hungry and mostly want to be saved from
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"Are you okay? We can go to my room then we can talk." Ara suggested."It's okay. I'm just going to help clean up.""You don't have to do that.""Of course I have to. It's the only thing I can do after being served such amazing food." Then she walked away.After everyone had eaten, Destiny helped to clear the table with Arabella's mom."Hey, it's fine. You don't have to." Isabella tried to stop her."No. I want to." She said and moved to the sink."Destiny—""Please mom, I want to.""Alright then." Isabella hesitated before finally leaving.She began to load the dishwasher when Ara stepped into the kitchen. She watched her quietly and Destiny, who knew that she was being watched, waited for her to say what she wanted to say."I want to help." She picked a tablecloth to wipe off the counter while Destiny soaks the pots."You look sullen." Ara began. "I could come with you
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.."I came here because I couldn't get a hold of you. Neither was Ara"It didn't make sense earlier but it does now to her. But the question was, why was he calling her? Was it job-wise? ****"Don't laugh." Wilhelm warned but Destiny could barely keep it in. She bit inside her cheeks to stop the deep laughter waiting to bubble out."Damn it! You're even the cause of this." And then he got up again hurriedly.The laughter came to an end and the smile dropped as well when he said she was the cause."Hey. Are you okay?" Destiny couldn't help but ask when Wilhelm came back from the washroom the umpteenth time."I wish I had not eaten it." He muttered, taking the seat beside her again."Ate what?""Oh, you've forgotten? That shit you prepared last night and called it food." He scoffed.Destiny licked her dry lip
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She felt his arm come around her waist when they made it out of the car. She whirled to face him, her hands on his shoulders then hooking them behind his neck.She leaned in and whispered against his neck. "You can't walk me in with your hands around my waist. No touchy touchy remember?"He chuckled. "How will they believe?""I didn't come here to prove to the world that I am dating you, Mr. Grey. I only have to prove to Richard.""It's just my hands on your waist." He whispered back. Richard was getting things from the car."No, it isn't. We're going to look like we're up for a honeymoon instead of work. It doesn't look professional. Remember you're the CEO.""Your point is clear. Just keep giving me adorable love eyes and I will return it with a ' deep in love' look.""Huh?""Something like this." He said and gave her an intense smoldering look. It looked so real. Even though it was fake, no man has ever looked
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